Protecting Club Fishing Water and Wildlife

PCFWW is a group of Derbyshire Fly-fishing Clubs and Coarse Fishing Clubs, who collectively are protecting club fishing waters from illegal wildlife crime for future generations of anglers.

Fishing Clubs are the custodians of our reservoirs, rivers, canals and ponds. Fishing Clubs arrange annual Club working party days throughout the year, repairing river banks, improving or creating new fish spawning grounds, and helping to protect the entomology of our river ecosystem and wildlife.

PCFWW operate (GVBP) Group Voluntary Bailiff Patrols.

Group fishing clubs bailiffs work has a team, patrolling group fishing waters for persons fishing illegally.

These included, Chief Inspector Andy Rooke, Head of Rural Crime in Nottingham and Chair of the East Midlands Rural Crime Group; Derbyshire Police Wildlife Officers and Protecting Club Fishing Water & Wildlife (PCFWW).